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Absolutely fabulous Mikkel - Proper modelling that and love the step by step. As always an engaging and inspirational read...great work!

Thanks for the heads up Dave - I had it in my calendar from flyer from another show. Does anyone know, aside from Freshwater, are any of the layouts featured on RMWeb?

Fabulous line up! In the diary…looking forwards. Is there still a Saturday evening social at a drinking establishment? ;)

Great article - lovely project! Nice work 👍

Attended the show for the first time today and have put next year’s date in the calendar already. Terrific show with great quality layouts and good mix of trade. Great to see Wheal Elizabeth back out on the circuit again in BR blue mode. Thank you to all involved for making it an enjoyable day out and worthwhile drive from SW London 👌

Must have missed this… Very nice work as usual. How’s the 2mm workbench looking? 😉

Lovely stuff David. Good to see you posting again - always inspirational.

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For Sale: Morley VESTA Zero Two N Gauge controller £50 + Postage Two track controller with separate hand held controllers. Outlet for CDU for points. Hardly used as soon after moved to DCC. Tested this morning (never used the CDU element) and all working fine. Nice control using dials and handhelds. Green and red light indicates forward or reverse. European mains two pin plug - works with UK adaptor. Very good condition - one small scratch/mark on one side. Pete Matcham

Nice work Mark - one of those jobs you love getting stuck in to. Results and pics show the enhancements nicely on the photo plank. So what will you do about the Accurascale one...is that on the preorder list still...just to compare of course 😉

What an enjoyable read and love the way the last shot brings them all together. Superb stuff Mikkel, not only the painting but the photography too. Inspiring as ever...🙌

Cracking photos Mark and a walk to round off the proceedings 👍 Glad all went well with the show... Did someone say something Scottish was on the horizon next? 😜

Hope all went well Mark and the environment was not too pungent 🙃 Looking forward to hearing the debrief back on here...

Nice work Mark 👌 I hope all goes well with the show. Remember to tell them you will be back next year with a 2mm layout 😜

Great event - could only attend Saturday but left feeling inspired and having had a good catch up with people. A few challenge layout pics…with captions 😉 Steve Nicholls - Gakunan Bryn Davies - End of the road Chris Carlson - Callington Road Tom Cunnington - Golden Mile Nick Mitchell - The Coal Hole Nick Bastable - Line No 16 Ripple With apologies to those entries I missed…

Many thanks Kris… Many thanks Mikkel. It’s now acting as a lamp in the Living room since the show! An aquarium was mentioned this weekend by someone else 😃 Yes I think I prefer the cool lighting of the two myself… Likewise Andy - I did get to have a nice chat with Chris though and I liked his entry to the challenge competition. Next time we will try to catch up - hopefully not at the 70 year event!…

Great event. Thanks to John Aldwick and other members of the Association for such a well organised event. Stayed in the DCC Friday evening as could only attend the show Saturday. Great to see a collection of inspirational modelling all under one roof and of course meet old friends and make new ones. The challenge produced some excellent varied entries - curious to see who the winner was! Only 8 years wait until the 70 years event now… 😀

Afternoon all, Back last night from a wonderful day spent in Derby at the 2mmFS Diamond Jubilee event. Could only stay one day as had pre commitments back in London but am so glad I went. Great to see old faces, friends, meet new ones, chat 2mm stuff with people and of course have a curry and a few beers 😜 So the final post on the diorama takes us up to the completion and it was down to the wire…that means planting trees in the hotel room at Derby Conference Centre the night before! Whilst work continued on scenery in the evenings, at work I assembled the acrylic case in the studio workshop. This was then transported home in a foamboard storage box which would be used to carry the completed model. Assembling box and protective layers… At home the track was reballasted using dry lay this time and dribbling on Kleer using a pipette - this worked very well and may be my new method. Foliage was added around the base of the piers to help bed them in the grass. The plinth was then faced in very thin wood veneer (maple I think) and this was also added as a 50mm band to the top of the case to conceal the lighting. The original plan to reuse the IKEA lights was scrapped as I could only find one so instead a pack of 3 battery LED lights were found on Amazon which were remote controlled and also offered warm light or cool light. The lights were attached to a white card base to help reflect light back down. The case was assembled and I left for Derby with a small box of tools and scenics. The trees could not be planted as could not find my drill bits in the box since moving apartment 🙃 Luckily I stumbled upon a Wickes 5 minutes from Derby Conference Centre hence the trees were drilled and planted in the hotel room. Here’s how the final diorama looked at the show… And a few photos back home… Have included options with the cool light and warm light as people were divided yesterday on what worked best. To summarise, it’s been great to get back and do some modelling and the event provided an excuse for me with a deadline. A few things on the to do list include; redo the balustrade etch (had to leave the small closure pieces out as they did not fit) clean the acrylic case with T-Cut and also fix the static grass. The latter being a product of the lid removal seems to attract the loose fibres to stick to the inside of the case. As always, comments welcome, Pete

Many thanks LBRJ! You mean when it was all covered in grass?!

😂 Indeed…the project managers should have seen the early warning by the building of the previous single Brunel pier! Thanks Mikkel - I need to take my razor saw to the Dapol MkIII now as that was the original Farish one when built…🤨

Evening all, As the deadline approaches to the DJ 2mmFS weekend, I took the opportunity this weekend, aside from chores to make some more progress. First up the base was given a good coat of burnt umber acrylic paint to cover the white. This was followed by a first coat of ballast to the track which had been first sprayed brown in the model shop spray booth. Also the balustrade etch was given a coat of Matt black spray. After much deliberation on how to do the ballast I opted for the neat pva applied with a small paint brush and then ballast sprinkled as I worked in small sections. Am not sure why I moved away from my usual method of dry lay and soaking as I will need to go back and infill in quite a few places. For this I might dry lay and use some Kleer liquid I have. I then tackled the static grass. First coat used pva applied with a brush and 2mm fibres. It’s been a while since I did this as most of my layouts are urban grot so I had a quick refresher of a Woodland Scenics video. I had previously purchased a can of layering spray so this was then applied and then various mixes added including some burnt grass. I then followed up with 4.5mm and 6mm fibres, flattening some areas with the fingers as suggested on the video. In between this I also started to try to assemble the balustrade etch. This proved more tricky than first thought and it may need to be redone in the future with more emphasis on doubling up where the folds need to be. Also in tandem, thoughts on the lighting and acrylic case. The acrylic was drawn in CAD and the pieces cut ready for assembly tomorrow at work. The base will have a thin timber veneer applied as well as at the top which will screen the led lighting. Various options are being considered for this too. A few sketches of the thinking undertaken onthe train to work. Here’s the current state of play with some stock posed… Still lots to do including planting the trees which I previously removed and stored for reuse one day…wasn’t anticipating it would be on this diorama! As always, comments welcomed. Pete

Try again tomorrow with a fresh day - may all go ok. Look forward to seeing it - will bring some blue diesel stock for it 🙃

Hi Jeremy, All well thanks - hope you and the fam are too? Many thanks for your kind comments. I had forgotten it was my fault that led you to redo all the track work on your Par layout. Be nice to see that back one day too!

Why not! The only green loco allowed would obvs be 50007 Sir Edward Elgar 😀 Likewise, look forward to catch up @ Derby Andy...